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WEST DUNBARTONSHIRE COUNCIL APPENDIX 4
MONITORING OF EFFICIENCIES AND MANAGEMENT ADJUSTMENTS 2023/24
Efficiency Detail Ref Chief Officer Budgeted Amount £ 
Projection of Total
Saved £ 
Projection of Total
Not Saved £  Comment
1
Fund the Outreach Support Service for children and families
through the Family Wellbeing Fund. EDU04 L Mason 212,000                       212,000                    -                               
2 Education Performance Budget EDU10 L Mason                          25,000 25,000                       -                               
3 Instrumental Technician EDU14 L Mason                          37,000 37,000                       -                               
274,000                      274,000                                    -  
4 Remove Additional Deprivation Allowance EDU02 L Mason                        654,000 654,000                    -                               
5
Reduce the number of learning assistants in schools by 2.34 FTE
from the current establishment of  28 FTE. EDU03 L Mason 32,000                          32,000                       -                               
6 Reduce General School Budgets EDU05 L Mason                        200,000 200,000                    -                               
7 Curriculum Development EDU06 L Mason                        100,000 100,000                    -                               
8
Reduce the school clothing grant to the statutory level of £120
for primary school children and £150 for secondary school
children EDU07 L Mason 774,000                       774,000                    -                                 All payments made at £150 as per Labour amendment March 2023
9
Reduce the provision of School Travel to the national statutory
limits EDU08 L Mason                        200,000 185,000                    15,000                         Per Education Committee July 2023
10
Reduce the budget for grounds maintenance and either reduce
frequency of grass cuts in educational premises or create areas of
biodiversity which would not require grass cutting EDU15 L Mason 100,000                       100,000                    -                               
11
Review the role of  Senior Early Learning and Childcare Officers 
enabling the removal of six Early Learning and Childcare Officers
posts EDU17 L Mason 119,000                       119,000                    -                               
TOTAL IN PROGRESS                     2,179,000                   2,164,000                           15,000                     
2,453,000                   2,438,000                           15,000 TOTAL EFFICIENCIES/MANAGEMENT ADJUSTMENTS
TOTAL COMPLETE
STATUS: COMPLETE
STATUS: IN PROGRESS